NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) today announced that Bader M. Alsaad, former
Managing Director of the Kuwait Investment Authority (“KIA”), has been
nominated to join its Board of Directors. Mr. Alsaad will be included as
a nominee in BlackRock’s 2019 Proxy Statement and, if elected by
shareholders, will join the Board as an independent director following
the Company’s Annual Meeting on May 23.
“Over the course of his accomplished career, Bader has been a globally
respected leader in the investment world as well as a key adviser to
some of the world’s leading corporations,” said Laurence D. Fink,
BlackRock Chairman and CEO. “As BlackRock seeks to grow our business in
new international markets, Bader’s unique experience and perspective
will bring valuable diversity of thought and expertise to the Board.”
Sir Deryck Maughan, who has served the Board with distinction since
2006, will not stand for re-election at BlackRock’s 2019 Annual Meeting
of Shareholders. “Deryck has been a long-time friend and an invaluable
contributor to the Board and to BlackRock over these last 12 years,”
said Fink. “His insights and wisdom, drawn from a distinguished
international career, have proven instrumental to BlackRock’s growth in
new businesses and markets around the world.”
If Mr. Alsaad is elected in May, five new independent directors will
have joined BlackRock’s Board over the past two years. This reflects the
deliberate evolution of BlackRock’s Board to achieve greater diversity
in experience and backgrounds, which will help the Company execute on
its long-term growth strategy.
Bader M. Alsaad
Mr. Alsaad has served as a member of the Executive Committee of the
Board of Directors of the Kuwait Investment Authority since 2003. He was
Managing Director of the KIA from December 2003 until April 2017. Prior
to his appointment at KIA, Mr. Alsaad served as the CEO of one of the
leading investment companies in Kuwait, The Kuwait Financial Center. Mr.
Alsaad is currently a member of the Supervisory Board of Daimler AG, a
member of the Global Advisory Council of Bank of America, and a member
of the Board of Directors of the Kuwait Fund for Economic Development.
He is a founding member of the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth
Funds and served as its Chairman and Deputy Chairman from its inception
in 2009 until October 2015.
About BlackRock
BlackRock helps investors build better financial futures. As a fiduciary
to investors and a leading provider of financial technology, our clients
turn to us for the solutions they need when planning for their most
important goals. As of December 31, 2018, the firm managed approximately
$5.98 trillion in assets on behalf of investors worldwide. For
additional information on BlackRock, please visit www.blackrock.com.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND WHERE TO FIND IT
BlackRock, Inc. (the “Company”), its directors and certain of its
executive officers and employees may be deemed to be participants in the
solicitation of proxies from shareholders in connection with the
Company’s 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “2019 Annual
Meeting”). The Company plans to file a proxy statement with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in connection with the
solicitation of proxies for the 2019 Annual Meeting (the “2019 Proxy
Statement”). Additional information regarding the identity of these
potential participants and their direct or indirect interests, by
security holdings or otherwise, will be set forth in the 2019 Proxy
Statement and other materials to be filed with the SEC in connection
with the 2019 Annual Meeting. This information can also be found in the
Company’s definitive proxy statement for its 2018 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders (the “2018 Proxy Statement”), filed with the SEC on
April 13, 2018, or the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2018, filed with the SEC on February 28, 2019 (the “Form
10-K”). To the extent holdings of the Company’s securities have changed
since the amounts printed in the 2018 Proxy Statement, such changes have
been or will be reflected on Statements of Change in Ownership on Form 4
filed with the SEC.
SHAREHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE 2019 PROXY STATEMENT (INCLUDING
ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO), 2018 PROXY STATEMENT, FORM 10-K
AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT THE COMPANY HAS FILED OR WILL FILE
WITH THE SEC BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION.
Shareholders will be able to obtain, free of charge, copies of the 2019
Proxy Statement (when filed), 2018 Proxy Statement, Form 10-K and any
other documents filed or to be filed by the Company with the SEC in
connection with the 2019 Annual Meeting at the SEC’s website (http://www.sec.gov)
or at the Company’s website (http://www.blackrock.com)
or by writing to the Company’s Secretary at BlackRock, Inc., 55 East
52nd Street, New York, New York 10055.
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Samantha Tortora
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Source: BlackRock, Inc.